Serological evidence of human granulocytic ehrlichiosis in Switzerland

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作者：

Pusterla, N

Weber, R

Wolfensberger, C

Schär, G

Zbinden, R

Fierz, W

Madigan, JE

Dumler, JS

Lutz, H

机构：

[1] Univ Zurich, Dept Vet Internal Med, CH-8057 Zurich, Switzerland

[2] Univ Zurich Hosp, Dept Internal Med, Div Infect Dis & Hosp Epidemiol, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland

[3] Univ Zurich, Dept Med Microbiol, CH-8028 Zurich, Switzerland

[4] Inst Clin Microbiol & Immunol, CH-9000 St Gallen, Switzerland

[5] Univ Calif Davis, Sch Vet Med, Davis, CA 95616 USA

[6] Johns Hopkins Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pathol, Baltimore, MD 21287 USA

来源：

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 1998年 / 17卷 / 03期

关键词：

human granulocytic ehrlichiosis; indirect immunofluorescent antibody test; prevalence; Switzerland;

D O I：

10.1007/BF01691120

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

To investigate whether human granulocytic ehrlichiosis (HGE) is prevalent in Switzerland, 1515 human serum samples from individuals with different risks for tick exposure were tested for antibodies to Ehrlichia phagocytophila, a surrogate marker of the agent of HGE. The distribution of titres showed marked differences between sera of individuals with no or low risk for tick exposure and those with a high risk. The results of serological testing provided evidence of HGE in Switzerland as well as evidence of two types of coinfections: those with the agent of HGE and Borrelia burgdorferi, and those with the agent of HGE and the central European tickborne encephalitis virus.

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